A Gala Affair

Updated on: Monday, January 02, 2012

The zonal preliminary round for the Nokia India Fest 2012, presented by channel [v] was recently held at Presidency University. The zonal preliminary rounds have already taken place in Bengaluru, Chennai and Goa. The fest had entries from 13 colleges all across Kolkata.

The fest had events, which ranged from music, dance, public speaking, personality related skills, drama, sports and gaming. The music related events were divided into music bands (Launchpad), solo performances (Popstars) and Disk Jockeying (Turning Tables).

The dance events were divided into solo dance (Footloose), Bollywood group dance (The Thumka), and group street dance (The Streets). Public speaking events were broken up into Debate and Jam (impromptu speaking). A football tournament was organised in a knock out format which had five players in each side.

Pratim Ghoshal a participant in Presidency University’s football team said, “The fest has brought so many students together, it gives us an opportunity to mix with them and learn from them, while we all participate in unique events. It has been a good experience.”

Most students were excited about the opportunity that the fest presented. Chandra Bhushan Swarnakar, member of the band, ‘Purple Asparagus’ said, “It is a great platform to be recognised nationally for the skills that usually get unnoticed because of lack of opportunity and pressure from orthodox education.”

As the day came to an end, the winners of the second round of the mini-fest were announced. The winners of this round have qualified for the finals in Goa. The fest ended with energetic performances by Cassini’s Division’ (popular Kolkata band) and Faridkot who became popular after [v] Launchpad.

Sourav Roy Burman, a second year student of Presidency University said, “The fest is of a great magnitude, it is something which a usual fest cannot offer, due to financial constraints and the planning that is involved. It has been a memorable experience.”

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